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You can always skip the inactive pills but you must remember exactly how long not to take them and then start up your active pills when scheduled to do so. They are just sugar pills and really they are there so that you will remember to take the other pills at the appropriate time
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Do you need to take the inactive tablets when taking the birth control pill?
Yes, you will need to take your inactive pills. There are no hormones in your inactive pills and missing them will not increase your risk of pregnancy. The purpose of inactive pills is to remind you to take the pill everyday and when to start the next packet.
Started first pack of triquillar 28 and assumed first 7 pills are inactive so started with 8th pill but actually last 7 are inactive pls advise?
If you are still using the first packet, continue taking the pills. Pills 1 - 21 are all the same and it won't change the effectiveness for you to take them out of order. They are distributed in daily doses only to make it easy to see if a pill has been accidentally forgotten. The inactive pills contain no medication, they are simply a reminder to keep you on track by taking a pill everyday, if you forget to take one of the inactive pills - no worry's. Just start a new packet 7 days after taking the last active pill.
Was of the pill a month started taking again and first week of taking forgot 6 pills can you be pregnant?
Yes. Missing this many pills makes the pack inactive and you unprotected. The pill works best when taken at the SAME time EVERYDAY! If you miss a pill take as soon as you remember and then take your next pill as recommended even if this means you take two pills in one day. If you miss more than 3 pills in a pack the pack is considered inactive and you need to use a back up method. You can stop using the back up after you've taken the first 7 pills of the new pack.
Should you start your period immediately when starting inactive pills?
When you miss a pill, your hormone levels drop and you may bleed. This happens to some, but not all women. Continue taking the pill as directed. Consider using the morning after pill if you are on the minipill or if you missed many pills. Use a backup method in that situation until you've taken seven pills correctly.
Can you skip the sugar pills in your birth control pill pack?
inactive pills are just that inactive, so you don't need to take them, they are there to keep you on track so you know when to start your next pack, and keep you in routine of taking the pill.
I started on the pill a month ago and I am on the reminder pills which means I should get my period but I haven't gotten it yet and I'm on the fourth reminder pill should I get my period?
You'll get it either at the very end of your reminder pills or on your first real pill
What do you do if you've been on Yaz birth control for 7 months and your period is off-sync with the inactive pills-starts on the day of the last inactive pill?
That's normal and doesn't indicate that the pill isn't working.
You have been on the pill for 7 months and im due for your period today havent gotten it yet are you ok?
Yes you are okay. Most birth control pills have 3 weeks of active pills and 1 week of inactive pills. Be patient and allow the inactive pills to take effect.
Can you take your inactive pills before the active pills are finished in your pack?
I'm not sure why you would want to do this. But to be protected from pregnancy you need to take all the active pills as directed - then take the inactive pills or toss them out, the only purpose they serve is to remind you to take a pill everyday and when to start your next packet of active pills.
Which color birth control pill stops period early?
There is no pill like that. The different pills in a pill pack mean different things. The white ones are active pills that have the hormones to prevent pregnancy, the brown pills are inactive that just keep you in the habit of taking the pills. Some brown pills contain iron, but they don't stop you're period.
What are the green pills and does your period start on the green pills?
If you are talking about the last week in your pill pack, yes, you are supposed to start you period that week. I don't know what they are made of, but they are often called sugar or inactive pills. They aren't always green though. It depends on the kind of pill you have. If you are talking about another week, I don't know what they are made of either, but you aren't supposed to start your period until the last week of your pill pack. Please be aware that not everyone starts their period during the sugar pills, especially when you first start taking the pill. So if you have been taking your pill perfectly, every day no fail and at approximately the same time, chances are you are not pregnant. My first month on the pill I didn't get a period at all and freaked out but the test was negative, the following month I got my period on the third week and it stopped before the sugar pills. Many times it's just your system adjusting to the hormones.
Is it safe not to use a condom during the first low dose week of your pills?
Depending on when you started your very first pill pack determines the answer to this question. If you are on at least your second pill pack, you should be safe to not use a condom in the first week of your pills. However, if you are on your very first pill pack, you should use a back-up method (such as condom, spermicide, etc.) for the first month you are starting the pill since it takes about a month to get into full-effect from preventing pregnancy.
